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NC family hopes for release of man in Ga. prison

By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press WILSON, N.C. (AP) - For seven years, Anita McNeil has tried to move on from what she calls "the incident" - that day in December 2005 when her husband shot and killed a man who threatened him outside their home in Georgia. John McNeil was jailed and eventually

Quotations of the day

By The Associated Press "Stop with the dumb conspiracy theories. Good grief." - Tony Fratto, who worked for President George W. Bush, tweeted after some people expressed skepticism after the government reported a sudden drop in the U.S. unemployment rate one month before Election Day. ___ "It

NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border

By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing that prompted South Korean troops to immediately beef up their border patrol,

Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator

By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press ALEDO, Texas (AP) - A chilling recording of a 911 call captured a 17-year-old Texas boy telling the operator in a calm, monotone voice that he had just shot his mother and sister multiple times. Jake Evans, 17, has been charged with capital murder in the